slightly formal to die in order to save other people or in order to defend a belief that you support.
Millions of soldiers laid down their lives for their country in the Great War.
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give (one's) life
To die or devote one's entire life for a cause (often saving someone else or defending a particular belief). Are you willing to give your life for your family if the insurgents reach our house?She gave her life to helping the poor.